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English
Etymology
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lindsay (countable and uncountable, plural Lindsays)
- A surname
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of Lincoln") in reference to it being surrounded by fenland.
- An Irish surname, variant of Lindsey
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Tulare County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Montana.
- A village in Platte County, Nebraska.
- A city in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
- A ghost town in Stanley County, South Dakota.
- A city in Cooke County, Texas.
- A census-designated place in Reeves County, Texas.
- A large community, formerly a town, in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Derived terms
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Lindsay.
Noun
Lindsay
- a female given name from English
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Lindsay.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lindsay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ᜔)
- a female given name from English